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case and some directly contradict the story that authorities first told, this is the time line of the attack as we understand it now. authorities now say at 11:28 a.m. tuesday, the gunman crashed his truck and fired his rifle at two people across the street. at 11:40, 12 minutes later, the gun than fired toward the school building and then walked in through an unlocked door. he was not confronted by a school resource officer which is directly contradictory to what officials had been te...

The term “school shooting” covers a lot of real estate. Depending on who is keeping count, it could be anything from a stray bullet hitting a school in the wee hours of the morning or some...

Keller, TX looks to have armed teachers. In the process, theyll protect students far better than good intentions will.

>> yeah, i think if you take a look at the data, there is a certain amount of evidence that suggests security on campus can be effective. it wasnt in this particular case, but logically speaking, it simply makes sense that if you have law enforcement officer or a trained armed teacher, that they are right there and may be able to intervene while waiting for law enforcement to show up. takes 10, 15, 20 minutes sometimes. and that period of time, you know, much, much damage can be done. so althoug...

It's a must-pass bill to improve student safety, so why is it stuck in a Senate committee?

A legislative battle is brewing over the measure, which is adamantly opposed by anti-gun groups.

The problems go deeper than the headline.

Situation. a few armed teachers, in this instance in less then 5 minutes, this guy shot and killed 17 people. if you had an armed teacher he would try to get to his gun but his gun may not be the equalization of the gun of the killer and also if one of the teachers should tragically shoot one of the students, all of the sudden -- heather: we apologize to everyone at home doing construction in washington dc, we appreciate it. prayers with all those families. the time is 20 minutes after the top o...

Shootings. >> if there are guns inside, held by the right people, by highly trained professionals, youre going to see this end. >> reporter: and marjory stoneman douglas high did have an armed, highly trained professional on campus. scot peterson a 33-year veteran sheriffs deputy. but in the face of gunfire, he remained in the parking lot. we pressed the president today. >> the parkland sheriff was armed and didnt go in. does that give you any pause? >> deputy sheriff peterson, i guess his name ...

Against an individual. what commonly occurs in schools is not your school shootings but simple assaults that take place. teachers-student, maybe an outsider, trespasser comes into the school. now you have an armed teacher that gets shoved by a 15-year-old kid unarmed. they cant respond with deadly force. this has to be carefully thought through. its unfortunate this sro did not respond the way you would like him to respond but that doesnt mean you dont need to have school resource officers. >> t...